Children and Cancer:
An Atlantic Forum
September 15, 2017
Washington, DC
This year alone, nearly 16,000 children will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States. One in eight children will not survive, making the disease the second-highest cause of death among young Americans. The Atlantic convened medical experts, policy leaders and advocates to address today's practical realities of pediatric cancer and identify ways these deaths can be reduced.
We broke down the latest in immunotherapy and how it is being used to help young patients survive and thrive. And moving beyond anecdotal evidence, we examined how big data can be used to track how pediatric cancers impact aspects of health for survivors down the road.
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Presented by
Speakers
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![Caroline Belcher*]()
Caroline Belcher* Cancer Patient and Survivor -
![Emily Belcher*]()
Emily Belcher* Mother of Cancer Patient Caroline Belcher -
![Mary Billington]()
Mary Billington Four-time cancer survivor @MMWBillington -
![Steve Clemons]()
Steve Clemons Washington Editor at Large The Atlantic @SCClemons -
![Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD]()
Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD Division Chief, Hematology, Oncology & BMT, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Researcher, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -
![Brandi Davis-Dusenbery, PhD]()
Brandi Davis-Dusenbery, PhD CEO Seven Bridges -
![Nancy Goodman]()
Nancy Goodman Founder and Executive Director Kids v Cancer @KIDSvCANCER -
![Catherine Hernandez-Blades*]()
Catherine Hernandez-Blades* Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications Aflac -
![Representative Brian Higgins]()
Representative Brian Higgins (D-NY) Co-Chair, House Cancer Caucus @RepBrianHiggins -
![Olga Khazan]()
Olga Khazan Staff Writer The Atlantic @olgakhazan -
![Lillian R. Meacham, MD]()
Lillian R. Meacham, MD Kathelen V. Amos Children's Chair for Cancer Survivorship, Aflac Cancer Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University -
![Adam Resnick, MD, PhD]()
Adam Resnick, MD, PhD Director, Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D³b) Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia -
![Nita Seibel, MD]()
Nita Seibel, MD National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis -
![Tom Whitehead]()
Tom Whitehead Co-Founder Emily Whitehead Foundation @EWhiteheadFdn
Agenda
- Friday, September 15
- 8:30 a.m.WelcomeMargaret Low, President, AtlanticLIVE
- 8:35 a.m.Precision Therapy: A Targeted Trial Nita Seibel, National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic - 8:55 a.m.View from the HillRep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), Co-Chair, House Cancer Caucus
With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic - 9:15 a.m.Eyes on Immunotherapy Timothy P. Cripe, Division Chief, Hematology, Oncology and BMT, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Researcher, The Ohio University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Nancy Goodman, Founder and Executive Director, Kids v. Cancer
Tom Whitehead, Co-Founder, Emily Whitehead Foundation
With Olga Khazan, Staff Writer, The Atlantic - 9:40 a.m.A Survivor’s Story Mary Billington, Four-time cancer survivor
With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic - 9:50 a.m.The Human Impact of Childhood Cancer*
Produced by our underwriter AflacCaroline Belcher, Cancer patient and survivor
Emily Belcher, Mother of cancer patient Caroline Belcher
With Catherine Hernandez-Blades, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Aflac
* This session was produced by our underwriter and not by The Atlantic’s editorial team. - 10:00 a.m.Big Data and the Quest for Big ResultsBrandi Davis-Dusenbery, CEO, Seven Bridges
Lillian Meacham, Kathelen V. Amos Children’s Chair for Cancer Survivorship, Aflac Cancer Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University
Adam Resnick, Director, Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
With Olga Khazan, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
